Trevor Howard
Trevor Howard (29 September 1913 – 7 January 1988) was a British actor. He was born in Cliftonville, Kent, England, the son of Mabel Grey (Wallace) and Arthur John Howard. He was educated at Clifton College (to which he left in his will a substantial legacy for a drama scholarship) and at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA), acting on the London stage for several years before World War II. His first paid work was in the play Revolt in a Reformatory (1934), before he left RADA in 1935 to take small roles.
Although stories of his courageous wartime service in the British Army's Royal Corps of Signals earned him much respect among fellow actors and fans alike, files held in the Public Record Office reveal that he had actually been discharged from the British Army in 1943 for mental instability and having a "psychopathic personality". The story, which surfaced in Terence Pettigrew's biography of the actor, published by Peter Owen in 2001, was initially denied by Howard's widow, actress Helen Cherry. Later, confronted with official records, she told the Daily Telegraph (24 June 2001) that his mother had claimed he was a holder of the Military Cross. She added that Howard had an honourable military record and "had nothing to be ashamed of".
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Movies (101)
The Dawning
1988 · Grandfather
The Unholy
1988 · Father Silva
White Mischief
1987 · Jack Soames
Hand in Glove
1987 · Vicar
Christmas Eve
1986 · Maitland
Foreign Body
1986 · Dr Stirry
Time After Time
1986 · Brigadier Croshawe
Dust
1985 · Father
Memory of the Camps
1985 · Narrator
God Rot Tunbridge Wells!
1985 · Georg Friedrich Handel
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
1984 · The King
The Bengal Lancers!
1984 · Uncle George
Gandhi
1982 · Judge Broomfield
The Missionary
1982 · Lord Henry Ames
The Deadly Game
1982 · Gustave Kummer
The Making of 'Superman: The Movie'
1982 · Self
Light Years Away
1981 · Yoshka Poliakeff
Staying On
1980 · Col. Tusker Smalley
Windwalker
1980 · Windwalker
Superman II
1980 · Krypton Elder (archive footage) (uncredited)
Sir Henry at Rawlinson End
1980 · Sir Henry Rawlinson
The Sea Wolves
1980 · Jack Cartwright
The Shillingbury Blowers
1980 · Saltie
Flashpoint Africa
1980 · Program Controller
Meteor
1979 · Michael Hughes
Hurricane
1979 · Father Malone
The Spirit of Adventure: Night Flight
1979 · Riviere
Superman
1978 · 1st Elder
Stevie
1978 · The Man
Slavers
1978 · Alec Mackenzie
The Last Remake of Beau Geste
1977 · Sir Hector
The Adventures of Eliza Fraser
1976 · Capt. Foster Fyans
The Bawdy Adventures of Tom Jones
1976 · Squire Western
Aces High
1976 · Lieutenant Colonel Silkin
Albino
1976 · Johannes
Hennessy
1975 · Comdr. Rice
The Count of Monte-Cristo
1975 · Abbé Faria
Conduct Unbecoming
1975 · Colonel Benjamin Strang
Persecution
1974 · Paul Bellamy
11 Harrowhouse
1974 · Clyde Massey
Craze
1974 · Supt. Bellamy
Who?
1974 · Colonel Azarin
The Catholics
1973 · The Abbot
A Doll's House
1973 · Dr. Rank
Ludwig
1973 · Richard Wagner
The Offence
1973 · Lieutenant Cartwright, Detective Superintendant
Pope Joan
1972 · Pope Leo
Kidnapped
1971 · Lord Advocate
Mary, Queen of Scots
1971 · William Cecil
Catch Me a Spy
1971 · Trevor Dawson
The Night Visitor
1971 · Inspector
Ryan's Daughter
1970 · Father Collins
Twinky
1970 · Twinky's Grandfather
Battle of Britain
1969 · Air Vice Marshal Keith Park
The Charge of the Light Brigade
1968 · Lord Cardigan
Pretty Polly
1967 · Robert Hook
The Long Duel
1967 · Freddie Young
Triple Cross
1966 · Freddie Young (Distinguished Civilian)
The Poppy Is Also a Flower
1966 · Sam Lincoln
The Liquidator
1965 · Mostyn
Eagle in a Cage
1965 · Napoleon
Morituri
1965 · Colonel Statter
Von Ryan's Express
1965 · Maj. Eric Fincham
Operation Crossbow
1965 · Professor Lindemann
Father Goose
1964 · Commander Frank Houghton
Man in the Middle
1964 · Major Kensington
The Invincible Mr. Disraeli
1963 · Benjamin Disraeli
Hedda Gabler
1962 · Ejlert Lövborg
Mutiny on the Bounty
1962 · Capt. William Bligh
The Lion
1962 · John Bullit
Sons and Lovers
1960 · Walter Morel
Playhouse 90: The Hiding Place
1960 · Robert Wilson
Moment of Danger
1960 · John Bain
The Roots of Heaven
1958 · Morel
The Key
1958 · Capt. Chris Ford
Manuela
1957 · James Prothero
Interpol
1957 · Frank McNally
Around the World in 80 Days
1956 · Denis Fallentin
Run for the Sun
1956 · Browne
April in Portugal
1956 · Self
The Cockleshell Heroes
1955 · Captain Thompson
Lovers' Net
1955 · Inspector Lewis
The Stranger's Hand
1954 · Major Roger Court
The Heart of the Matter
1953 · Harry Scobie
Gift Horse
1952 · Lt. Cmdr Hugh Alginon Fraser
Outcast of the Islands
1951 · Peter Willems
Lady Godiva Rides Again
1951 · Guest at Theater Accepting Program (uncredited)
The Clouded Yellow
1950 · Maj. David Somers
Odette
1950 · Captain Peter Churchill
Golden Salamander
1950 · David Redfern
The Third Man
1949 · Major Calloway
The Passionate Friends
1949 · Prof. Steven Stratton
So Well Remembered
1947 · Dr. Richard Whiteside
They Made Me a Fugitive
1947 · George Clement 'Clem' Morgan
Green for Danger
1946 · Dr. Barnes
I See a Dark Stranger
1946 · Lt. David Bayne
Brief Encounter
1945 · Dr. Alec Harvey
The Way to the Stars
1945 · Squadron Leader Carter
The Way Ahead
1944 · Officer on Ship (uncredited)
The Aircraft Rocket, Part 4: Tactics, Section 2: Coastal
1944 · Briefing Officer
Squaring the Circle
1941
TV shows (19)
Shaka Zulu
1986 · Lord Charles Somerset
Peter the Great
1986 · Sir Isaac Newton
Time for Murder
1985 · Sir Daniel Penwarden
George Washington
1984 · Lord Fairfax
Frontline
1983 · Narrator (voice)
Inside the Third Reich
1982 · Prof. Heinrich Tessenow
Ludwig
1981 · Richard Wagner
Scorpion Tales
1978 · Mavor
Origins of the Mafia
1976 · Don Consalvo Saccone
Spécial cinéma
1974 · Self
ITV Saturday Night Theatre
1969 · The Abbot
The Dick Cavett Show
1968 · Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse
1958 · Dr. Derek Lester
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
1957 · Self
The 20th Century Fox Hour
1955 · Doug Elliott
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Benjamin Disraeli, Napoleon
Sunday Night Theatre
1950 · Kellis
Studio One
1948 · Vittorio